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Order Paper Tuesday 11 February 1997

Here you can browse the House of Commons Order Paper (No. 61) for Tuesday 11 February 1997.

No. 61 TUESDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 1997 1837
ORDER PAPER

PRIVATE BUSINESS AFTER PRAYERS

Third Reading


King's College London Bill [Lords]. (By Order).

Second Reading

* Lever Park Bill. (By Order).
    Mr Den Dover
    Mr Peter Thurnham
    Mr Andrew F. Bennett
    Mr Gerald Kaufman
          On Second Reading of the Lever Park Bill, to move, That the Bill be read the second time upon this day six months.

    [*Bill to be referred to the Examiners.]

* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer
Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant registered interest has been declared

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

Questions to the Prime Minister will start at 3.15 p.m.

*1 Mr Roger Stott (Wigan):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he has introduced to reduce the manpower shortfall in the Army.
13713
*2 Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors he takes into account when awarding major defence contracts.
13714
*3 Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the United States about the cost, relevance and morality of nuclear weapons.
13715
*4 Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the development of Eurofighter.
13716
*5 Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on future recruitment to the Royal Navy.
13718
*6 Sir Irvine Patnick (Sheffield, Hallam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on the effect on maintenance of existing military equipment of reducing United Kingdom defence spending to the European average.
13719
*7 Mr John Gunnell (Morley and Leeds South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expenditure his Department forecasts will be spent on assistance to the Government of Belize in the current year; and what was the figure in 1992-93.
13720
*8 Mr David Congdon (Croydon North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the role of an independent nuclear deterrent in the defence of the United Kingdom.
13722
*9 Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the RAF's equipment budget for the next four years.
13723
*10 Mr Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what new proposals he has to increase receipts from the sale of surplus defence equipment.
13724
*11 Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the Royal Air Force squadrons currently stationed at Laarbruch and Bru­ggen are to be based in the United Kingdom upon their withdrawal from Germany.
13725
*12 Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the future of RAF Halton.
13726
*13 Mr Mike Hall (Warrington South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the private storage and distribution activities at RAF Burntwood will cease.
13727
*14 Mr Michael Colvin (Romsey and Waterside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is Britain's share of the world market for exports of defence-related equipment.
13728
*15 Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to encourage cadet corps in (a) schools and (b) elsewhere.
13729
*16 Sir Colin Shepherd (Hereford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current strength of the Sea Cadet, Army Cadet and the Air Force Cadet units.
13730
*17 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on a replacement for the Royal Yacht.
13731
*18 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his Department's estimate of the manpower of the Royal Navy on 1st April 1999.
13732
*19 Mr Norman Hogg (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement concerning the withdrawal of his Department's booklet in respect of the use by ramblers of the MOD estate.
13733
*20 Mr John Whittingdale (South Colchester and Maldon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the benefits resulting from the establishment of a joint rapid deployment force.
13734
*21 Dr Robert Spink (Castle Point):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to enhance the fighting capability of the Royal Navy.
13735
*22 Mr Den Dover (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Eurofighter will be ready for service.
13736
*23 Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cirencester and Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action his Department is taking to ensure that servicemen remain in the armed forces after marriage.
13737
*24 Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of Chinese military strength; and if he will make a statement.
13738
*25 Sir James Spicer (West Dorset):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the role of Cruise and Pershing Missiles in the defence of NATO in 1983-84.
13739
*26 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when United Kingdom forces last deployed landmines.
13740
*27 Mr John Marshall (Hendon South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the progress of the Trident Programme.
13741
*28 Mr Tim Devlin (Stockton South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the role of the West Indies guard ship in combating the drugs trade.
13742

Questions to the Prime Minister will start at 3.15 p.m.

*Q1 Mr Ken Livingstone (Brent East):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13743
*Q2 Mr Phil Gallie (Ayr):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13744
*Q3 Mr Hugh Dykes (Harrow East):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13745
*Q4 Mr Tim Devlin (Stockton South):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13746
*Q5 Mr John Whittingdale (South Colchester and Maldon):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13747
*Q6 Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13748
*Q7 Sir Irvine Patnick (Sheffield, Hallam):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13749
*Q8 Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13750
*Q9 Mr John Gunnell (Morley and Leeds South):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13751
*Q10 Mr Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 11th February.
13752

AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS

Notices of Motions

1    Mr Tony Newton
        Delegated Legislation:    That the Grants for Pre-School Education (Social Security Information) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (S.I., 1996, No. 3078) be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.
To be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(4).

2    Margaret Hodge

        Adoptive Mothers (Maternity Leave):    That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for maternity leave for adoptive mothers and for connected persons.

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

Those marked thus * are Government Orders of the Day

*1 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (PRIMARY CARE) BILL [LORDS]:    Second Reading.
Mr Tony Blair
Mr John Prescott
Mr Chris Smith
Tessa Jowell
Mr Doug Hoyle
Mr Donald Dewar
        That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the National Health Service (Primary Care) Bill [Lords] because, while making some welcome provisions for the development of National Health Service primary care, it fails to require health authorities to consult with patients and professional groups on pilot projects before submitting proposals to the Secretary of State; fails to provide for nurses and other primary care professionals to participate fully in pilot projects where appropriate; fails to establish criteria by which the success of pilot projects can be evaluated and fails to provide for health authorities to employ directly general practitioners; and because it includes provisions to allow private companies to employ general practitioners to provide patient care, thereby undermining the doctor-patient relationship and damaging one of the most abiding strengths of British general practice, which provisions will lead to even wider variation in the quality of general practice services available to different patients in different areas of the country and which will pave the way for the further privatisation of the National Health Service and the destruction of the principle of health care being available according to need and free at the point of delivery.
2 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (PRIMARY CARE) BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]:    Queen's Recommendation signified.
Mr Michael Jack
        That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the National Health Service (Primary Care) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of--
          (a) any expenditure incurred by Health Authorities or Health Boards in consequence of any provision of the Act about the making of payments of financial assistance for preparatory work, and
          (b) any other increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment.
        To be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 50A(1)(a).
3 NORTHERN IRELAND
Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew
        That the draft Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, which was laid before this House on 14th January, be approved.
To be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(6).
        On the Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 Mr Jerry Hayes proposes to raise the subject of Department of Trade and Industry investigations into insurance companies: the case of Sally Ann Messenger.
COMMITTEES
STANDING COMMITTEES
1 Standing Committee A 10.30 a.m. Room 11 (public)
        To consider the Civil Procedure Bill [Lords].
2 Standing Committee B 10.30 a.m. Room 10 (public)
4.30 p.m. (public)
        Further to consider the Finance Bill (except Nos. 40, 62, 68, 82 and 92 and Schedules Nos. 7 and 13).
3 Standing Committee E 10.30 a.m. Room 12 (public)
        To consider the Jurisdiction (Conspiracy and Incitement) Bill.
4 First Scottish Standing Committee 10.30 a.m. Room 14 (public)
4.30 p.m. (public)
        To consider the Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) Bill.
5 Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 9 (public)
        To consider the draft Register of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes Regulations 1996 and Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding-up) Regulations 1996 (S.I., 1996, No. 3126).
SELECT COMMITTEES
6 National Heritage 10.30 a.m. Room 15 (public)
        Subject: BBC and the Future of Broadcasting.
        Witnesses: Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley, JP, MP, Secretary of State for National Heritage; Independent Television Commission (at 11.45 a.m.); Voice of the Listener and Viewer (at 12.30 p.m.).
7 National Heritage 3.30 p.m. Room 6 (public)
        Subject: BBC and the Future of Broadcasting.
        Witnesses: The BBC.
8 Deregulation 4.00 p.m. Room 16 (private)
9 Education and Employment Sub-committee 4.00 p.m. Room 18 (private)
10 Trade and Industry 4.30 p.m. Room 15 (public)
        Subject: Liberalisation of the Electricity Market.
        Witness: Rt Hon the Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Minister for Energy, Department of Trade and Industry.
11 Standards and Privileges 6.00 p.m. Room 8 (private)
JOINT COMMITTEE
12 Special Procedure Order 10.30 a.m. Room 4 (public)
        Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (Oakwell Regeneration Area) Compulsory Purchase Order 1994.
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

 
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